Annual Mathematics Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize Winner to Give Lecture at Cornell

Prof. Shabnam Akhtari, mathematics, University of Oregon, will speak to the Cornell mathematics department on Thursday as this year’s winner of the Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize.  The Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize is awarded once a year to a woman recently promoted to associate professor or an equivalent position in the mathematical sciences....

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New A&S program expands undergrad research opportunities

The Nexus Scholars program will leverage the student-to-faculty ratio and the vibrant research enterprise in A&S to expand opportunities for students, while also enhancing the culture of collaborative scholarship at Cornell.

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Jeffrey Bergfalk wins Rudin Award

It is our pleasure to announce that Jeffrey Bergfalk Ph.D. '18 has won the 2021 Mary Ellen Rudin Award for his exceptional work on the interactions between algebraic topology and set theory.  Dr. Bergfalk has been awarded US$10,000 from Elsevier to support his travel to and attendance at major conferences in topology to visit a mathematics...

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Cornell mathematicians featured at International Congress of Mathematicians

Five Cornell mathematicians -- an unusually high number -- have been invited to speak at the world-renowned International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) this year.

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Event will honor suffragist and mathematician James Oliver

The life and work of James Edward Oliver, a passionate supporter of women’s suffrage and a nationally recognized mathematician, will be celebrated in an evening of talks on Oct. 14.

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Natalie Wolchover named A&S Zubrow Visiting Journalist for Spring 2022

The program brings accomplished journalists to Cornell each year to interact with faculty, researchers and students.

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New Faculty: Benjamin Dozier

Benjamin Dozier, Mathematics

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Applications now open for Klarman postdoc fellowships in A&S

Applications are now being accepted for the third cohort of the Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowships program in the College of Arts and Sciences. The deadline for submission is Oct. 15.

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Computing with rational functions

Rational functions are a mainstay of computational mathematics. As a result of recent breakthroughs, however, rational functions are now poised to become a central computational mathematics tool

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Mathematician James H. Bramble dies at 90

James H. Bramble, professor emeritus of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, died July 20 at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 90.

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